by Butch Mazzuca | Sep 29, 2025 | American Life, Fun With Language, Recent Commentaries
What is meant by “playing mental dominos” or “mental leapfrogging”? Depending on context, William James described these as psychological terms for the way our thoughts flow—wandering in a continuous chain, one idea sparking another in free association, what he called... Read More
by Butch Mazzuca | Aug 6, 2025 | Fun With Language
When a crisis emerges anywhere on earth, it’s no accident that every president since Franklin D. Roosevelt has asked the same first question: “Where are the carriers?” Modern nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, such as those in the Nimitz or Ford class, are over 1,090... Read More
by Butch Mazzuca | Feb 26, 2025 | Fun With Language, Recent Commentaries
As the Wall Street Journal points out, “the United Nations is no great moral arbiter of anything, but at least the United States has tried over the years to have that group of nations recognize the truth about bad actors.” But on Monday the U.S. voted against a... Read More
by Butch Mazzuca | Feb 18, 2025 | Fun With Language
Does anyone recall ever hearing the democrats complaining when Obama promised to get our fiscal house in order? (But then perhaps they knew Obama wasn’t really serious) “We cannot win the future with a government of the past. We live and do business in... Read More
by Butch Mazzuca | Jan 16, 2025 | Fun With Language
The phrase “Do the math” gained popularity in the 1980s and 1990s in the United States. It was commonly used in conversational and media contexts to encourage someone to consider logical or obvious conclusions based on available evidence. The phrase often... Read More
by Butch Mazzuca | Dec 25, 2024 | Fun With Language
Christmas is a time of traditions, which morph into memories as we get older. So, while I don’t think blog post about Donald Trump’s cabinet picks are an appropriate topic for Christmas Day, it is a good day to dust off a tradition of mine – reprinting a true story... Read More
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